PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Lazarus
vs
Lundin

169 cm
33
167 lbs
33 - 20 - 2

175 cm
31
161 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Conviction

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cody Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lundin checks it well.
Lundin scoring well with a low kick there.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus scoring well with a low kick there.
St Lazarus swings for the body but Lundin moves out of range.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the body kick from Lundin.
A quick step to the side and St Lazarus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Lazarus lands a jab to Lundin's midsection.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Lundin feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lundin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Lundin's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin scores with a jab to the jaw.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Lundin connects with a body shot.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Lundin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Lundin's head but Lundin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lundin on the side of the head.
St Lazarus missing with a left hand there. Lundin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Lazarus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lundin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lundin lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lundin. St Lazarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Lazarus misses the jab.
St Lazarus is looking to chop away at Lundin's legs.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from St Lazarus finds it's way round the side to connect with Lundin's head.
Lundin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Lazarus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lundin's knee momentarily.
St Lazarus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lundin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Lundin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Lazarus is looking to slow Lundin down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that Lundin semi-blocks.
A leg kick checked by Lundin.
Lundin misses the jab.
Lundin tries to land a front kick but St Lazarus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lundin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from St Lazarus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Lazarus lands a nice looking body shot.
St Lazarus is looking to slow Lundin down with leg kicks.
Lundin scores with a spinning back kick!
St Lazarus is looking to wear down Lundin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Lazarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Lundin moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Lundin blocks the leg kick.
St Lazarus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from St Lazarus.
A lazy body kick from St Lazarus
and Lundin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for St Lazarus.
St Lazarus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lundin can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from St Lazarus.
Lundin defending well as St Lazarus loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Lundin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Lazarus throws a wild body kick that Lundin sees coming a mile off.
Lundin staying out of range there.
Lundin moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
Lundin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lundin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a combination
enabling Lundin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lundin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lundin misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundin staying out of range there.
St Lazarus backing away here, and Lundin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lundin connects with a good right hand that stumbles St Lazarus. St Lazarus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
A counter left hand to the body from St Lazarus misses its target.
Kirk St Lazarus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lundin throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lundin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Lundin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from St Lazarus misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from St Lazarus.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lundin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St Lazarus has got the better of the exchanges.
A leg kick checked by St Lazarus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Lundin connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lazarus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lundin can do to turn this around?
St Lazarus lands a leg kick that knocks Lundin off balance momentarily.
Lundin looks to land a body kick but St Lazarus moved away.
St Lazarus attempts a counter takedown but Lundin avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lundin's calf.
St Lazarus lands a head shot.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Lundin counters with a stiff right hand.
Cody Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lundin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lundin throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Lazarus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lundin lands an overhand right.
Lundin misses with an uppercut
and St Lazarus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Lundin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Lazarus.
Lundin only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lundin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Lazarus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Lazarus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Lundin counters with a two punch combo.
St Lazarus feints and then cracks Lundin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lundin down.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lundin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
St Lazarus loads up on a big right hand but Lundin slips the punch.
Lundin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Lundin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St Lazarus with a body shot.
St Lazarus lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Lazarus, right into the meat.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Lundin's ribcage but misses.
Lundin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from St Lazarus misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lundin! But no joy.
St Lazarus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lundin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lundin throws a lazy right hand but St Lazarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lundin is able to avoid easily.
Lundin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St Lazarus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lundin counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lazarus misses with a lunging right hand
and Lundin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lundin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Lundin throws out a counter right but St Lazarus avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from St Lazarus.
And Lundin responds with a good body kick, but St Lazarus manages to step out the way in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lundin misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as St Lazarus blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lundin.
St Lazarus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lundin throws out a counter right but St Lazarus avoids it with no problem.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Lundin to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
St Lazarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lundin misses with a body kick.
Lundin throws a sloppy body shot
and St Lazarus counters with a straight right hand.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
An inside leg kick from St Lazarus misses.
Lundin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lundin avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
A leg kick checked by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lundin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Lazarus misses with a hook
letting Lundin counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lundin fakes the leg kick and cracks St Lazarus in the body.
Lundin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Lazarus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin scores with a nice head shot.
Lundin thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Lazarus misses with a body shot
enabling Lundin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lundin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Lazarus's calf.
St Lazarus connects with an inside leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a leg kick
and Lundin counters with a two punch combo.
St Lazarus throws a right hand that misses
and Lundin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Lazarus throws a poor cross that misses
and Lundin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lundin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lundin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lundin.
Lundin is looking to score with low kicks.
Cody Lundin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lundin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
St Lazarus scores with a leg kick.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Lazarus blocks a jab.
St Lazarus takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Lundin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Lazarus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lundin moves away.
Lundin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
St Lazarus walks into a stiff left hand from Lundin.
St Lazarus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus lands with a nice body kick.
Lundin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Lazarus.
Lundin is trying to counter with his kicks.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Lundin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as St Lazarus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
St Lazarus jabs Lundin right on the nose. Lundin blinks but takes it well.
Lundin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Lazarus wants to slow Lundin down by chopping away at his legs.
Lundin avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Lundin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
St Lazarus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lundin momentarily.
Lundin throws a solid leg kick but St Lazarus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lundin.
St Lazarus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus scores with a jab.
Lundin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Lazarus cracks Lundin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lundin.
Lundin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Lazarus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Lazarus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lundin's head.
Lundin checks a low kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick which misses Lundin's front leg but catches the back leg as Lundin tries to avoid it.
St Lazarus throws out a leg kick but Lundin moves out of range and St Lazarus only half commits.
Lundin throws a leg kick that is checked

and St Lazarus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lundin's guard.
St Lazarus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lundin is keeping the position for now.

Lundin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cody Lundin.
Well St Lazarus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
An out of breath Kirk St Lazarus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.